Grinnell Rotary met Tuesday, October 29, 2019, for a meal, meeting, and program.
The focus of the short business meeting was the Shults & Company performances scheduled for February 2020. The proceeds of this project will benefit the local fire department.
The speaker for the evening was Valerie Steinbach, Executive Director of Grinnell Community Daycare and Preschool. Steinbach is a resident of Newton, Iowa, and has five children. She reported that the daycare center is now fifty years old, and can accommodate one hundred ninety-five children. Children, ages ten weeks through ten years, may be enrolled at the center, and presently one hundred fifty children are enrolled. Forty-one staff members care for the children. The new name of the organization is Grinnell Community Early Learning Center, and it is a non-profit organization. It is located at the Ahrens Center, a building now twenty-six years old. The center applies for grants to assist families who qualify, for monthly fees.
Grinnell Rotary meets every Tuesday at 6:00 p.m. at West Side Family Restaurant.
Dennis Conway